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Years of potential life lost by sex, race, and ethnicity, North Carolina, 2000

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SCHS Study No. 130 – Years of Potential Life Lost 4 State Center for Health Statistics
example, unintentional motor vehicle ( MV) injuries
was the ninth leading cause of death in 2000 for
number of deaths, but it ranked third based on
YPLL. This is because MV injuries tend to occur
among younger persons, where the potential life
lost is far greater than for older persons. Causes of
death where more young people are dying rank
higher on YPLL than on number of deaths. A promi-nent
example is deaths due to perinatal conditions.
On a similar note, we can see that cerebrovascular
disease accounts for a far greater number of deaths
than unintentional MV injuries, but results in fewer
YPLL. This is because cerebrovascular disease
tends to affect an older population than MV inju-ries.
When comparing YPLL versus number of deaths
for males and females, the two groups show some
interesting differences. For example, when exam-ining
deaths due to heart disease, we can see that
there are 413 more deaths for females than for
males; however, males have almost 40,000 more
years of life lost than do females. This means that
males die from heart disease at a younger age than
do females. Similarly, the average YPLL per death
for other unintentional injuries is much lower for
women than for men due substantially to deaths
among women from falls, which occur at an older
age.
Tables 4- 7 contain the 2000 YPLL by race, ranked
by YPLL. Although the majority of causes show
similar ranks by YPLL and by number of deaths
across the four racial groups, there are some dis-similarities.
For example, although Alzheimer’s
Disease ranks much higher on the number of deaths
for Whites than for the other racial groups, it ranks
low in YPLL for all the races– because Alzheimer’s
deaths occur at the oldest ages. When we compare
African Americans to the other racial groups, ne-phritis
and nephrosis rank relatively high on the
number of deaths for African Americans, whereas
it is lower for the other racial groups. Nephritis also
ranks somewhat higher in YPLL for African Ameri-cans
than it does for the other racial groups. Though
African Americans have less than one- third the to-tal
number of deaths as Whites, the number and
ranking of deaths and YPLL for perinatal condi-tions,
homicide, and HIV are higher for African
Americans. It should be noted that deaths to Ameri-can
Indians are most likely underreported due to
misclassification on death certificates. 1, 6
Table 4: Rank by YPLL for Whites
North Carolina Resident Deaths, 2000
Rank
# of Avg YPLL on # of
Cause YPLL Deaths per Death Deaths
All Causes 839,839 55,241 15.2
1 Cancer 198,357 12,375 16.0 2
2 Heart Disease 188,548 15,419 12.2 1
3 Unintentional MV Injuries 47,444 1,197 39.6 9
4 Cerebrovascular Disease 44,481 4,401 10.1 3
5 Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease 40,794 3,244 12.6 4
6 Other Unintentional Injuries 35,919 1,428 25.2 7
7 Suicide 29,575 836 35.4 10
8 Perinatal Conditions 21,509 285 75.5 15
9 Diabetes Mellitus 19,115 1,305 14.6 8
10 Pneumonia & Influenza 16,023 1,596 10.0 5
11 Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 13,536 614 22.0 13
12 Birth Defects 12,937 229 56.5 16
13 Homicide 12,434 289 43.0 14
14 Alzheimer’s Disease 11,573 1,507 7.7 6
15 Nephritis/ Nephrotic Syn/ Nephrosis 9,526 824 11.6 11
16 Septicemia 9,190 700 13.1 12
17 SIDS 3,553 47 75.6 18
18 HIV 3,425 89 38.5 17
All Other Causes 121,901 8,856 13.8

SCHS Study No. 130 – Years of Potential Life Lost 4 State Center for Health Statistics
example, unintentional motor vehicle ( MV) injuries
was the ninth leading cause of death in 2000 for
number of deaths, but it ranked third based on
YPLL. This is because MV injuries tend to occur
among younger persons, where the potential life
lost is far greater than for older persons. Causes of
death where more young people are dying rank
higher on YPLL than on number of deaths. A promi-nent
example is deaths due to perinatal conditions.
On a similar note, we can see that cerebrovascular
disease accounts for a far greater number of deaths
than unintentional MV injuries, but results in fewer
YPLL. This is because cerebrovascular disease
tends to affect an older population than MV inju-ries.
When comparing YPLL versus number of deaths
for males and females, the two groups show some
interesting differences. For example, when exam-ining
deaths due to heart disease, we can see that
there are 413 more deaths for females than for
males; however, males have almost 40,000 more
years of life lost than do females. This means that
males die from heart disease at a younger age than
do females. Similarly, the average YPLL per death
for other unintentional injuries is much lower for
women than for men due substantially to deaths
among women from falls, which occur at an older
age.
Tables 4- 7 contain the 2000 YPLL by race, ranked
by YPLL. Although the majority of causes show
similar ranks by YPLL and by number of deaths
across the four racial groups, there are some dis-similarities.
For example, although Alzheimer’s
Disease ranks much higher on the number of deaths
for Whites than for the other racial groups, it ranks
low in YPLL for all the races– because Alzheimer’s
deaths occur at the oldest ages. When we compare
African Americans to the other racial groups, ne-phritis
and nephrosis rank relatively high on the
number of deaths for African Americans, whereas
it is lower for the other racial groups. Nephritis also
ranks somewhat higher in YPLL for African Ameri-cans
than it does for the other racial groups. Though
African Americans have less than one- third the to-tal
number of deaths as Whites, the number and
ranking of deaths and YPLL for perinatal condi-tions,
homicide, and HIV are higher for African
Americans. It should be noted that deaths to Ameri-can
Indians are most likely underreported due to
misclassification on death certificates. 1, 6
Table 4: Rank by YPLL for Whites
North Carolina Resident Deaths, 2000
Rank
# of Avg YPLL on # of
Cause YPLL Deaths per Death Deaths
All Causes 839,839 55,241 15.2
1 Cancer 198,357 12,375 16.0 2
2 Heart Disease 188,548 15,419 12.2 1
3 Unintentional MV Injuries 47,444 1,197 39.6 9
4 Cerebrovascular Disease 44,481 4,401 10.1 3
5 Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease 40,794 3,244 12.6 4
6 Other Unintentional Injuries 35,919 1,428 25.2 7
7 Suicide 29,575 836 35.4 10
8 Perinatal Conditions 21,509 285 75.5 15
9 Diabetes Mellitus 19,115 1,305 14.6 8
10 Pneumonia & Influenza 16,023 1,596 10.0 5
11 Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis 13,536 614 22.0 13
12 Birth Defects 12,937 229 56.5 16
13 Homicide 12,434 289 43.0 14
14 Alzheimer’s Disease 11,573 1,507 7.7 6
15 Nephritis/ Nephrotic Syn/ Nephrosis 9,526 824 11.6 11
16 Septicemia 9,190 700 13.1 12
17 SIDS 3,553 47 75.6 18
18 HIV 3,425 89 38.5 17
All Other Causes 121,901 8,856 13.8